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KENTUCKY DERBY PREVIEW Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Slated for Saturday November 5 Coveted Juvenile Event Climax of Coming ComingMeeting Meeting at Churchill Downs Elghty ElghtyFIvo FIvo Still Eligible LOUISVILLE Ky Oct 21 One of the smartest twoyearold fields mustered this season seems likely to compete In the nine ¬ teenth running of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes next important juvenile fixture of the Fall racing calendar The event set for Saturday November 5 climaxes the seven day meeting which opens at historic Church ¬ ill Downs here next Saturday SaturdayWith With the exception of El Chico every rank Ing twoyearold In America is eligible for the stakes which since it was inaugurated in 1920 annually has served as something of a preview for the next years Kentucky Derby Final payment was made for eightyfive of the 303 original nominations and all of the more fashionable stables are represented representedThree Three Jockey Club winners Reigh Count Clyde Van Dusen and Twenty Grand went on to win the Derby and the honor roll in ¬ cludes the name of such equine greats as Tryster Wise Counsellor Master Charlie Canter Desert Light The Darb Nellie Flag and Reaping Reward And judging from the prospective field for the forthcoming re ¬ newal its winner will rate an equal niche in the fashionable list listPROBABLE PROBABLE FAVORITE FAVORITEBelair Belair Studs Johnstown winner of the Richard Johnson and Remsen Handicaps in Maryland and at Keeneland this week to fill his engagement in the Breeders Futurity looms the likely favorite for the Jockey Club Stakes Another Eastern unit Green tree will have a formidable candidate in Third Degree which finished third in the Futurity at Belmont Park Stall reservations have been made by both of these stables stablesJoe Joe W Browns T M Dorsett a frequent winner on New York tracks this year Calu ¬ mets Beau James tnd Coldstreams Passer ¬ ine are others now campaigning in the East expected to invade The West wjll place chief dependence in John Marschs Light spur winner of five races around Chicago and in Kentucky this year and Milky Way Stables Up the Creek Based on advices and current form the remainder of the field will come from Junius Bells Steel Heels C H dearys Calexico Dixianas Star Boarder Hal Price Headleys Supreme Speed King Ranchs Equestrian R W Mcllvains Olney J W Parrishs Stockboard and Valdina Farms Viscounty and Range Dust DustWith With a field of ten parading postward the race will have a gross value of 11440 of which 8990 will go to the winner 1000 to the second horse 500 to third 250 to fourth 400 to nominator of first horse 200 to nominator of second horse and 100 to the nominator of the third thirdThe The Jockey Club Stakes is run over the mile course and offers the longest test asked of a juvenile during the Kentucky season The record of the race 136 was set by Twenty Grand in 1930 when he beat Equi ¬ poise a nose on the post in the fastest time ever recorded by a twoyearold in the world worldPLENTY PLENTY OF HORSES HORSESBetween Between 400 and 500 horses in training are expected to be quartered at the Downs be ¬ fore the inaugural thus assuring no trouble in the filling of races Among the larger establishments and the number of campaign ¬ ers they will have are Dixiana twelve Tall Trees Stable seven H Friedberg seven Baylor Hickman seven Nick Burger four Edward Haughton fourteen Ray Kindred and Walmac Stable five J Lowenstein twelve John W Parrish ten Tom Piatt fourteen Dan Midkiff six Le Mar Stock Farm eight Mose Goldblatt six Smith G Baker ten Burt Friend four H H Battle ten John Marsch and Roscoe Goose eight Frank P Letellier twelve Valdina Farms ten A G Tarn twelve Brown Hotel Stable eight Steve Judge seven F C McAtee five A C Ernst seven Shady Brook Farm twelve A C Van Winkle ten Bryant Ott six Jesse Spencer ten Mrs R J Murphy ten Dan Lehan seven Dr C N Finch ten R D Williams six R S Byrum eight L Beyda fourteen B Creech seventeen W E Smith six and C L Croan eight eightSince Since the close of the Latonia fall meeting track superintendent Tom Young has had a crew of workmen whipping the Downs path into shape The recent rain went a long ways toward packing the dust and by bugle time Young promises it will be in excellent shape shapeBarns Barns have been refurnished five coming in for new roofs fences have been white ¬ washed and the infield prettied up All in all the old track should be in ship shape for its abbreviated meeting meetingCol Col M J Winn executive director is ex ¬ pected Monday from Chicago where he has been since the close of Latonia and will per ¬ sonally supervise last details
